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'A FLYING BUS!'

 
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Mr. Linsky
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:34 am    Post subject: 'A FLYING BUS!' Reply with quote

In a photograph taken in the mid fifties, we see a 'Flying Bus' (not a bad idea for Manhattan!) operating for the Aerial Mt. Hood Skyway Bus Company and shuttling skiers between the Timberland Hotel and the slopes of Mt. Hood in Parkdale, Oregon.

I have little information as to who manufactured this 36 passenger vehicle but do have reason to believe that it was self propelled judging by its strange 'Rube Goldbergish' cable configuration.

A short You Tube presentation also below will give you a better idea of how it worked and the fact that it did require a driver.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtJBHKlrBCE

Enjoy,

Mr. Linsky - Green Bus Lines, Inc., Jamaica, New York

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roymanning2000



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great photo, Mr. L.

Here is a link to a Popular Science article about the Mt. Hood Skyway. The front (or is it the back?) of those cars looks a lot like the front of a Kenworth school bus.

Here is the Popular Science link: http://tinyurl.com/3zv8ono

Here is a link to a photo of a Kenworth school bus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wahkiakum_sd_bus_6_03112007_12.jpg

Roy
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RailBus63
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm guessing that this concept fell out of favor due to the fact that each vehicle was self-propelled - you couldn't just send out the wrecker to get it when it broke down!
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What a great find, thanks for the link!
I also enjoyed the cab ride aboard the Morning Twin Zephyr in the same issue....
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